Interested in a second tuning car.. - Toyota Yaris Forums

Unknown_Epiphany · 04-11-2007, 05:50 PM

Seeing Scionlife's thread on the limitations of our engine has really got me thinking. I now think that a better idea ( for myself anyway) would to look at a used toyota car and tune it. I am not looking to spend more then 5 grand on the car outright and do not want older then 1993.

What toyota car would give me the most bang for my buck at first and then give me some reasonable HP and torque gains?

I do plan on keeping my Yaris until the wheels fall off as a DD.. so no flaming me lol

jdubau55 · 04-11-2007, 06:13 PM

I dont know of any Toyotas I would tune for under 5G's and '93 or up. Thats a hard shoe to fill. Bout the only thing worth it would be a Supra or MR2.

Unknown_Epiphany · 04-11-2007, 07:18 PM

My G/F's old friend had a Celica which was pretty nice. I am not totally sold on either tuning the Yaris or another car it is just something that really interests me. Any other suggestions?

joey1320 · 04-11-2007, 08:46 PM

does it have to be a toyota???

Unknown_Epiphany · 04-11-2007, 10:17 PM

No but I am def sticking with Japanese Manufacturing.

eTiMaGo · 04-11-2007, 10:20 PM

HOnda CiVic yO!

I'd say look into nissan, they may be pretty common, but they have some really tough engines that can take a lot of abuse, and can be swapped around relatively easily if needed.

Or an older Subaru Impreza, those are pretty awesome too

Unknown_Epiphany · 04-11-2007, 10:29 PM

My soon to be Fiancee's brother has a WRX and I do like the way it drives. What kinds of Nissan would you recommend eTiMaGo?

That is exactly the way I feel about Civics too.

Vervepipes · 04-11-2007, 10:44 PM

Mazda MX3, 5, or 6. I had a friend with an MX3 1.8L v6 and it was a little rocket

eTiMaGo · 04-11-2007, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unknown_Epiphany

My soon to be Fiancee's brother has a WRX and I do like the way it drives. What kinds of Nissan would you recommend eTiMaGo?

That is exactly the way I feel about Civics too.

Well I'm not quite sure what's available in the states and under what names, and at what prices! But for a 93 or later car, a S14 or similar would be good, and they look good too IMO

Unknown_Epiphany · 04-11-2007, 11:12 PM

I know this sounds really petty but if FORD has anything to do with a company I will not touch it lol. Mazda , Volvo, Aston Martin ( like I could ever afford it) and etc. will never be bought by me because of their association with Ford.

I am researching different manufacturers and different cars. It is just hard to get a good idea about a car because of the non sensical fanboys on those sites.

TrancosRt · 04-12-2007, 11:37 AM

What about an old Mazda Miata?
Chick car, granted, but those things pretty much last forever (A friend's father has an old one and the thing still kicks ass).
Maybe Ford hadn't taken over Mazda when the Miata was designed?

CASTREX · 04-12-2007, 11:56 AM

Toyota Celica
Toyota MR2
Nissan Sentra SE-R (B13, B14 chasis)
Nissan 240 SX (S14 chasis)
Both Nissan options are easy swaps to the SER DET engine capable of up to 500hp!
Mazda Miata
Mazda speed
Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T

jdubau55 · 04-12-2007, 03:48 PM

I'd def go with the 240SX. The aftermarket support is ridonkulus. If you swap in a SR20DET the sky is limitless. You could even be unique and swap the CA18DET but the aftermarket in the US for that is very small. Even in Japan it gets no love cause of the SR20.

Nutzoids · 04-12-2007, 04:45 PM

3 Cars come to mind in the Under 5 Grand Tuning Category

Car number 1: Rear Wheel Drive Fun!
198X Toyota Corolla GT-S
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyot...08048560QQrdZ1

Car number 2: The car that can take the Biggest Beating!
199X Honda Prelude
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-PR...QQcmdZViewItem

Car number 3: Arguably the car that started it all!
198X Volkswagen Scirocco
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volks...QQcmdZViewItem

joey1320 · 04-12-2007, 05:04 PM

i'm sorry but with 5g's i'll buy a 92-95 civic cx hatch and get a 94-00 integra ls engine swap. that would be less than $2000-3000

then get a ebay turbo kit for less than $1200 and you are set(5-7psi). get a suspension setup and some 15" wheels and you are good to go.

eTiMaGo · 04-12-2007, 08:21 PM

Sure but then you'll be like the millions of other modded civic owners out there

Nah but seriously, it's really up to the original poster, the Civic route is definitely a relatively inexpensive, and well-documented way to get a fun modded car, but you already have a front-wheel drive Yaris, which is why I'd recommend the RWD or 4WD route.

elsteverino889 · 04-12-2007, 08:53 PM

I say go with a honda civic, or a 240 sx both are sweet cars and ive been doing alot of research on honda civics and you can get a shell and import a type-r engine and easily push out 230 hp instantly and if u have money for the turbo youll be killin a ton of cars with 300+hp bcuz the power to weight ratio those things are killer

Blenjar · 04-12-2007, 09:35 PM

Get a Lotus engine and put it in the yaris.

thats even better! ;)

-- Blen

04-11-2007, 05:50 PM	#1
Unknown_Epiphany First Ever Import Drives: 2007 Silver Streak Mica Sedan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 86	Interested in a second tuning car.. Seeing Scionlife's thread on the limitations of our engine has really got me thinking. I now think that a better idea ( for myself anyway) would to look at a used toyota car and tune it. I am not looking to spend more then 5 grand on the car outright and do not want older then 1993. What toyota car would give me the most bang for my buck at first and then give me some reasonable HP and torque gains? I do plan on keeping my Yaris until the wheels fall off as a DD.. so no flaming me lol

04-11-2007, 07:18 PM	#3
Unknown_Epiphany First Ever Import Drives: 2007 Silver Streak Mica Sedan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 86	My G/F's old friend had a Celica which was pretty nice. I am not totally sold on either tuning the Yaris or another car it is just something that really interests me. Any other suggestions? Last edited by Unknown_Epiphany; 04-11-2007 at 10:29 PM.

04-11-2007, 10:20 PM	#6
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	HOnda CiVic yO! I'd say look into nissan, they may be pretty common, but they have some really tough engines that can take a lot of abuse, and can be swapped around relatively easily if needed. Or an older Subaru Impreza, those are pretty awesome too __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

04-12-2007, 11:37 AM	#11
TrancosRt View User's Garage Drives: 07 Silver HB Yaris Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S Florida Posts: 289	What about an old Mazda Miata? Chick car, granted, but those things pretty much last forever (A friend's father has an old one and the thing still kicks ass). Maybe Ford hadn't taken over Mazda when the Miata was designed? Last edited by TrancosRt; 04-12-2007 at 11:54 AM.

04-12-2007, 08:21 PM	#16
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	Sure but then you'll be like the millions of other modded civic owners out there Nah but seriously, it's really up to the original poster, the Civic route is definitely a relatively inexpensive, and well-documented way to get a fun modded car, but you already have a front-wheel drive Yaris, which is why I'd recommend the RWD or 4WD route. __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

04-11-2007, 06:13 PM	#2
jdubau55 Drives: 2007 White Yaris LB 5 Spd. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 451	I dont know of any Toyotas I would tune for under 5G's and '93 or up. Thats a hard shoe to fill. Bout the only thing worth it would be a Supra or MR2.

04-11-2007, 08:46 PM	#4
joey1320 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lakewood, Ohio Posts: 538	does it have to be a toyota???

04-11-2007, 10:17 PM	#5
Unknown_Epiphany First Ever Import Drives: 2007 Silver Streak Mica Sedan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 86	No but I am def sticking with Japanese Manufacturing.

04-11-2007, 10:29 PM	#7
Unknown_Epiphany First Ever Import Drives: 2007 Silver Streak Mica Sedan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 86	My soon to be Fiancee's brother has a WRX and I do like the way it drives. What kinds of Nissan would you recommend eTiMaGo? That is exactly the way I feel about Civics too.

04-11-2007, 10:44 PM	#8
Vervepipes CowCountry Hornet Handler Drives: '08 Sedan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 176	Mazda MX3, 5, or 6. I had a friend with an MX3 1.8L v6 and it was a little rocket

04-11-2007, 11:12 PM	#10
Unknown_Epiphany First Ever Import Drives: 2007 Silver Streak Mica Sedan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 86	I know this sounds really petty but if FORD has anything to do with a company I will not touch it lol. Mazda , Volvo, Aston Martin ( like I could ever afford it) and etc. will never be bought by me because of their association with Ford. I am researching different manufacturers and different cars. It is just hard to get a good idea about a car because of the non sensical fanboys on those sites.

04-12-2007, 11:56 AM	#12
CASTREX Who said Yaris was slow? View User's Garage Drives: Yaris T-Sport 2008 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 1,287	Toyota Celica Toyota MR2 Nissan Sentra SE-R (B13, B14 chasis) Nissan 240 SX (S14 chasis) Both Nissan options are easy swaps to the SER DET engine capable of up to 500hp! Mazda Miata Mazda speed Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T

04-12-2007, 03:48 PM	#13
jdubau55 Drives: 2007 White Yaris LB 5 Spd. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 451	I'd def go with the 240SX. The aftermarket support is ridonkulus. If you swap in a SR20DET the sky is limitless. You could even be unique and swap the CA18DET but the aftermarket in the US for that is very small. Even in Japan it gets no love cause of the SR20.

04-12-2007, 04:45 PM	#14
Nutzoids View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 938	3 Cars come to mind in the Under 5 Grand Tuning Category Car number 1: Rear Wheel Drive Fun! 198X Toyota Corolla GT-S http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyot...08048560QQrdZ1 Car number 2: The car that can take the Biggest Beating! 199X Honda Prelude http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-PR...QQcmdZViewItem Car number 3: Arguably the car that started it all! 198X Volkswagen Scirocco http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volks...QQcmdZViewItem

04-12-2007, 05:04 PM	#15
joey1320 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lakewood, Ohio Posts: 538	i'm sorry but with 5g's i'll buy a 92-95 civic cx hatch and get a 94-00 integra ls engine swap. that would be less than $2000-3000 then get a ebay turbo kit for less than $1200 and you are set(5-7psi). get a suspension setup and some 15" wheels and you are good to go.

04-12-2007, 08:53 PM	#17
elsteverino889 View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris sedan black Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: MIA! Posts: 354	I say go with a honda civic, or a 240 sx both are sweet cars and ive been doing alot of research on honda civics and you can get a shell and import a type-r engine and easily push out 230 hp instantly and if u have money for the turbo youll be killin a ton of cars with 300+hp bcuz the power to weight ratio those things are killer __________________ I was 17-20 I lived the "Lifestyle". Fast cars, skanky hood rats, and stupid kids trying to prove who was faster. -Spades(the one and only street racer)

04-12-2007, 09:35 PM	#18
Blenjar View User's Garage Drives: Black Yaris 07 HB Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CT Posts: 1,548	Get a Lotus engine and put it in the yaris. thats even better! ;) -- Blen __________________ http://www.360voice.com/tag/noobblenjar My Car http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4245 My DJ www.PainlessWolf.com

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